Malawi national football team
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| Nickname(s) | The Flames |
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| Association | Football Association of Malawi |
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
| Sub-confederation | COSAFA (Southern Africa) |
| Head coach | Ramadhan Nsanzurwimo |
| Captain | Limbikani Mzava |
| Most caps | Peter Mponda (102) |
| Home stadium | Kamuzu Stadium, Olympic Stadium(Lilongwe) |
| FIFA code | MWI |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 102  1 (12 January 2017)
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| Highest | 53 (December 1992) |
| Lowest | 138 (December 2007, March 2008) |
| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 116 |
| Highest | 47 (June 1988) |
| Lowest | 145 (December 1999) |
| First international | |
 Nyasaland 0–5 Northern Rhodesia  (Malawi; 1957) [1] |
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| Biggest win | |
 Malawi 8–1 Botswana  (Malawi; 13 July 1968) Malawi 8–1 Djibouti  (Blantyre, Malawi; 31 May 2008) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
Nyasaland 0–12 Gold Coast  (Malawi; 15 October 1962) |
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| Africa Cup of Nations | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1984) |
| Best result | Group stage, 1984 and 2010 |
The Malawi national football team, nicknamed The Flames, is the national team of Malawi and is controlled by the Football Association of Malawi. Before 1966 they were known as the Nyasaland national football team. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals, and have twice reached the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations. Their best performance was winning the bronze medal at the 1987 All-Africa Games.
Matches in last 12 months, as well as any future scheduled matches.
The following players were called for 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Benin on 20 July 2014.
Caps and goals correct as of 21 July 2014.
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